ABSTRACT
Following the pioneering work of Schuessler et al. (1), laparoscopic radical prostatectomy was propagated mainly using transperitoneal approach (2-4). Most laparoscopic centers, including ours, considered that primary access to the seminal vesicles was the key step of this technique (2-5). However, some concern has been voiced because this technique transformed a traditionally extraperitoneal procedure (open retropubic or perineal radical prostatectomy) into a transperitoneal one, with unique potential complications (6-8).
